...knowledge statement (KSS) encourages practitioners to understand psychological and sociological development theory throughout the life course. Practitioner are required to take into consideration ‘typical age-related physical, cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural development over time, accepting that normative developmental tasks are different for each individual depending on the interaction for: health, environmental and genetic factors. Assess the influence of cultural and social factors on child development, the effect of different parenting styles, and the effect of loss, change and uncertainty in the development of resilience’ (Department of Education, 2014 p4). The family observation has been an opportunity to identify the theories that I could like to each observation. Munro’s review of child protection also supported the notion that practitioners should understand child development (Department of Education, 2011). Observation skill allow social work practitioners to understand the non-verbal communication. Providing an opportunity to develop hypotheses what is happening, why, and to establish if our perception against what others believe (Trevithick, 2012). In accordance with the Key Skills and Knowledge this statement encourages practitioners to have multiple hypothesis and differentiating...
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...Running head: OBSERVATION ANALYSIS Classroom Observation Analysis Johan Charlery University of Phoenix Child and Adolescent Development MTE/506 Dr. Rochelle Cowden July 9, 2016 Abstract Personal Action Plan Educators help students come to a realization they are unique, they have a lot of natural talent, and are honorable. Educators help blossom students to see their awareness of their place in this world. For my Personal Action Plan Observation, I decided to go to Quality Life Center. Quality Life Center is a youth development program that includes early learning program, Arts, Character and Education, afterschool program, and Teen LITE (Leaders in Training for Excellence). This paper addressed beliefs about teaching and learning, students, knowledge, what is worth knowing, and the appropriate developmental theory. In this paper, the emphasis on providing the reader an overview of my observation. Finally, the paper will offer needed shifts for addressing key characters of the teacher I observed. I chose Quality Life Center because I wanted to observe the various types of people, interaction with teacher–student, and identify the social differences of the individuals in a classroom setting. Observation Analysis The Observation Upon entering the organization, I decided to talk to the executive assistant, Ms. Anna Wallace and notified her of my class project. I told her I would need to observe a classroom setting to see the interaction from teacher to...
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...Social Workers support service users from the range of the life span from infant to the elderly. In order to best support service users it is important to be aware of developmental stages and trends in order to fit care and support for the people we work with accurately. Erikson states that if a person does not transition from one developmental stage to another effectively this can cause problems in later stages and create a sense of fixation. Children develop in different stages and in different ways. A method that has been used to explore these developmental milestones is observation. Observations involve watching a child for sometime in order to understand how he or she perceives and interacts with the world. attributes physically, cognitively and socially of two children, one male and one female, ages five and ten, respectively. This writer will identify the socio-economic status (SEC), age, gender, ethnic background, and family demographics of each of these children. The two children this writer has chosen come from similar living situations (i.e. they both live with single mothers), but have vast differences in their physical, cognitive, and social development. This paper will examine Erik Erikson's Eight Psychosocial Stages as explained by Dacey, Fiore, Travers (2009) in an effort to explain the noticeable differences in the two children that this writer has chosen to observe. These two children were chosen because they are both being raised in a single parent household...
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...managing to turn their names into household names of their time but also going down in history for bringing to one’s attention that which no one had ever dared to touch before. Although the theories contributed by these men are each significant and all are in relation to childhood and adolescent development, they also each possess certain distinct qualities that allow them to stand out beside their creator. According to Jean Piaget, his observations allowed him to gather that children reason and understand differently depending upon age in a manner of progression through a series of cognitive stages and although the rate in which they progress may differ, eventually all children go through these stages in the same order (Flavell, 1963). Piaget used children from infancy to adolescence to carry out his own investigations including his own 3 children. He used research methods including naturalistic observations and clinical interviews and observations. Through these observations, he was able to scientifically conclude that children...
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...dynamics of the development of the child and adolescent mind to the underlying causes for most adult sexual disorders, the work that these men did throughout their lifetimes proved to produce amazing results for not only managing to turn their names into household names of their time but also going down in history for bringing to one’s attention that which no one had ever dared to touch before. Although the theories contributed by these men are each significant and all are in relation to childhood and adolescent development, they also each possess certain distinct qualities that allow them to stand out beside their creator. According to Jean Piaget, his observations allowed him to gather that children reason and understand differently depending...
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...systems life cycle Systems analysis Index: Introduction……………………………………...……….Pg.01 Stages of systems life cycle…………………………...…..Pg.02 Explanation………………...…………………………….Pg.03 Finding Out About Existing Systems……………...……Pg.04 Positives and negatives…………………………………Pg.05-6 Conclusion………………………………..……………….Pg.07 References…………………………………………………Pg.08 Introduction: All things have a beginning, middle and an end, and information technology (IT) is no different. In the early of computing, most existing work-based system were manual. Indeed it could be argued that IT sees more rapid change than many other technologies. Think how many ‘upgrades’ have happened with your favorite software. For instance the first stage in looking at an existing system and seeing whether a new computer software system is needed for upgrade this is called feasibility study. Once this has been completed and the decision to proceed with or to abandon the examination of the system has been made, the feasibility study is finished. This could be a system to keep track of all the students' names, addresses, telephone numbers and grades, or it could be a new system for an online bank to let customers open a new account. No matter what the system might be, if the organization doesn't conduct a systems analysis (often known as the system life cycle); they are likely to find that their new system disappoints them and doesn't solve the original problem. 1 Stages of systems life cycle...
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...to my observation. First, I begin a brief description of the child I have observed and the setting in which the observation took place. Next I attempt to show my understanding of normal child development, and aspects that can disrupt ‘normal’ child development. Throughout the essay, I will critically examine and reflect on the process of undertaking my observation. And finally, issues of ethics and anti- oppressive practises will be discussed. The child I have observed was three and half year’s old girl called Sara (not her real name), of African Caribbean background and English is the only language spoken at home. All three observations took place at the day-centre she attends. The day-care centre gave me permission to observe her, but not to interact and interfere with her educational activities. As this was my first observation, I was a bit anxious about how Sara might react about me watching her, and while her parents consented about the observations, Sara did not know that I am here to observe her; it is this scenario that made me uncomfortable. I was particularly more concerned about the ethical issues of not informing Sara about the observation. One element of anti-oppressive practice is to make sure that people’s rights are not violated. Social workers must put children’s needs first, and to respect their human rights, including rights to liberty, privacy and family life (Dalrymple and Burke, 1995: 57). In common with anyone who is undertaking child observations, I was...
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...Civics Lab puts elementary and middle school students in virtual control of decision-making in their communities to encourage civic participation, critical thinking, and sense of place. In Civics Lab, players will assume positions of power in the community from an urban, suburban or rural perspective and explore how decisions-based on social need and demand, proper planning (as defined by our civic experts), political pressure, and most importantly, their imaginations-might impact the community. Through manipulation of real mapping information and current data sets, students navigate social and political pressures to explore the cause and effect of civic investment and public policy as they attempt to create a sustainable future for their region. The Proposed Civic Innovation Lab is a path-breaking model that will provide a common ground for Civil Conversation among citizens and decision makers and a highly flexible, interactive, and technology-rich space that will bring people together to seek innovative approaches to our challenges. The Civic Engagement/Innovation centre will be created by transforming existing space at the School from a rarely visited old mess into an innovative, interactive facility that will allow for small-group interaction as well as larger-group deliberations. This will be a unique technology rich space where people will come together to seek solutions of public challenges through: 1) Innovative processes that support emergent, fact -based solutions,...
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...Indiana Wesleyan University Instructor Beth Griffin Subject: The child I chose to observe was 12 year old girl named Kimeko, of African-American background. This observation took place in her home, on a Friday evening, between the hours of 4PM-6PM. As this was my first observation experience, I was somewhat apprehensive about how Kimeko might react about me watching her. And although her mother had consented about the observation, Kimeko was not aware that my sole purpose for being there on that particular day at that time was to observe her; it is this scenario that made me uncomfortable. I was particularly concerned about the ethical issues of not informing Kimeko about the observation. One element of ethical practice is to make sure that people’s rights are not violated. Social workers must put children’s needs first, and respect their human rights, including rights to privacy and family life. I chose to observe Kimeko because of our similarities. I felt that the fact that we both belong to the same ethnic group would make this experience more relatable. I also felt that the established relationship would make this task more comfortable for the both of us. There were other experiences that were common between the two of us as well. She, much like me was predominantly raised by a single mother for most of her life. We parallel each other in that both of our mothers entered into emotionally unstable/unhealthy relationships during a very difficult time during childhood development...
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...of the project c. The project activity to include – excursion, data collection/sampling, maintaining/observing record/sheet, follow-up activities, related worksheets and the effective learning outcome achieved through the project. Answer Project: Observe the different stages of growth of a plant. Class/Grade: Grade 1 Age: 5-6 years Project Duration: 2 Weeks Prior Knowledge of the students: * What is required for a plant to grow – Air, Water, Sunlight, Soil Materials used: * Small earthen pots – This will be used for planting. * Soil – This will be used for sowing the seeds. * Fenugreek seeds – These will be sown and the students will observe how the plant is growing. * 2 Watering cans – These will be used to water the plants. * Notebooks – These will be used to write down the observations made by the students. * Pencils – These will be used for writing the observations. Aim: Integration of Environmental Science and Language along with Math . Skills involved are assimilation of prior knowledge with application; observing and making notes. Excursion: The students will be taken to a farm and/or a nursery where they can observe the plants in various stages of growth. Project details: The students will each get a small earthen pot with some soil in it. They will also be given some fenugreek seeds. The students will be guided to sow the seeds in their own...
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...Explain the importance of the terms applied and interdisciplinary as they help to define the field of child development. Interdisciplinary is when it has grown through the combined efforts of people from many fields of the combined efforts of people from many fields of study. When it comes to applied it is added to an experiment or study theory and it can be changed. 2. List the age periods researchers use to study child development, and cite and describe the three domains in which development is often divided. There are six periods researchers use to study child development. The first is the prenatal which is conception to birth. Next is the infancy and toddlerhood which is from birth to two years. Early childhood is next and that stage is two to six years old. Then it’s the middle childhood which is from six to eleven years old. Adolescence follows after which is from ages eleven to eighteen. Next is the emerging adulthood which is eighteen to twenty five years old. With age periods there is also three domains in which development is divided. First is physical which includes change in health, functioning of the body system, perceptual and motor capacities, body size proportion and appearance. Next is cognitive which describes changes in intellectual abilities. Last is emotional and social, which are changes in emotional communication, interpersonal skills and relationship, moral reasoning and behavior, self-understanding, and knowledge about others. 3. Explain the role...
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...Matthias Sutter and Daniela Rutzler titled “Gender Differences in Competition Emerge Early in Life”. Written in 2010, the study took place in the state of Tyrol in the Western part of Austria. The study involved 1,035 students aged 3 to 18 years of age. The authors were attempting to see if there were any gender differences in the urge to compete against others of the same age and sex. There have been several studies performed on adults but none to this point on this broad and young of an age children. The study was fairly simple in that it determined whether or not children of the same age and sex were motivated to compete against one another. The older age groups were given the chance to earn money by answering math questions individually or given the chance to earn more money if they competed against one another. The younger children were given the same chance to earn money only they would run instead of doing math problems. The authors used various methods of regression models and significant differences to better understand the results. * * For the first experiment, the authors set up a math competition for nine to eighteen year old children. The experiment was set up in stages. Stage 1 was piece rate and offered students a standard monetary value based on each correct answer given within a two minute window. There was no competition involved in this stage. Stage 2 was an actual tournament and students had to compete against other students to complete the...
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...This disease progresses very slowly and follows certain stages that change a person's life. Alzheimer's disease has an early stage, middle stage, late stage, and end of life stage. Individuals of any age that have mild impairment due to Alzheimer's is entering into the early stages of Alzheimer’s. In this stage, forgetfulness, communication difficulties, and changes in a person's mood and behavior occur. The early stage of Alzheimer's disease requires minimal assistance. A person's functional capabilities are still intact, and they are still able to live independently. Some helpful strategies in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease are the use of labels, notes, and calendars, break tasks into steps, take breaks or rest when needed, write things down in conversation, and avoid...
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...The importance of science and the ways of expressing scientific ways of life to the world. The start of scientific rules and the ways to explain the methods it follows .Science is based on methods that explain the way science goes on around the world and what is the importance of it that helps people understand things beyond imagination (Thomas Samuel Kuhn). The scientific ways of expressing the world and how it generates based on its history. The importance of science, the scientific methods, and the scientific expression of how the world generates based on its history are the three major descriptions of science. One of the important facts about science is the start of scientific rules and the way to explain the methods it follows (See Appendix 1). Science is based on the knowledge that humans have to know the mystery behind things that cover the truth behind something. Science has many rules that have been passed on by one of the greatest scientists that discovered the ways of life and things that were not predictable. The scientific method is a procedure of six steps they are stating the problem, collecting information, forming a hypothesis, performing experiments, analyzing the data (Alhazen), and making a conclusion. The first step to the scientific method is to stat the problem in which you wish to Answer. The second step is collecting information on the question answered. Making observations and study the things on the question you have more knowledge on the problem...
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...DEGREE NAME: BSC IN COMPUTING MODULE TITLE: TITLE OF REPORT: CAR RENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STUDENT NAME: LEANO KEBOITSI BOTHO STUDENT ID: SGB11000928 TU STUDENT ID: 0412800 SUPERVISOR: SUBITHA SIVAKUMAR SECOND READER: MR SIVAKUMAR DATE OF SUBMISSION: 20 OCTOBER 2015 ABSTRACT Fenam car rental management system is being developed in order for clients to book cars from the car rental company from anywhere in the world. This particular system will obtain data from the client by means of completing an online registration form with their personal information. By registering the web site the customer will have the ability to book any car of their liking from the Fenam car rental website. The fenam car rental management system will entirely be incorporated on online systems. It computerizes the manual process by being very efficient and successful. The computerized system makes it possible for clients to provide full information on what kind of car they want to rent. It consists of the kind of car they would like to hire as well as the location. The main aim of the fenam car rental management system is to create a web site for all people so they can book cars for rent together with their individual necessities from anywhere. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to direct my deepest gratitude to my university lecturer Mrs. Iyer for presenting me with the opportunity to carry out this enlightening and interesting project, she was...
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